NFL Free Agency Rumors: 10 Teams With the Most to Lose This Offseason

Free agency is a great way to add that final piece to the puzzle for your team. But when a free agent signs with a new team, it means his old team now has lost a piece of their puzzle.

The reality of free agency is that it hurts teams as much as it helps them. Teams with a lot of free agents stand to lose a good chunk of their talent if too many expiring contracts tax their salary cap limits. Decisions must be made and some players have to go.

Here is a look at some NFL teams who could lose a lot if free agency goes badly for them.

Carolina Panthers

DeAngelo Williams, Matt Moore, Ryan Kalil and Charles Johnson are all on the Panthers free agent list among several other names.

The Panthers placed a bunch of RFA Tags on several of their players before the CBA expired last week, but no one knows if those tags will mean anything once a new deal is signed.

The Panthers are a rebuilding team and they have the bad luck this year of having almost all of their good players up for new contracts.

The Panthers will do what they can to keep who they can, but if the grass is greener somewhere else, and there is opportunity to leave, some of these free agents may decide to practice their craft elsewhere.

Miami Dolphins

The Dolphins have both top running backs in Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams in free agency, as well as Patrick Cobbs.

That is almost the entire backfield.

In addition, both Tyler Thigpen and Chad Pennington are free agents, but their value at this point is questionable. Still, they know the system and Pennington is good when he is healthy.

Which is never.

Richie Incognito and Tony McDaniel also are up for contracts, meaning the Dolphins could lose a valuable offensive lineman and defensive end in addition to having to rebuild the quarterback and running back positions.